Sweden 1 1/2 what is it and what is the company name ?

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Sweden 1 1/2 what is it and what is the company name ?





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if you have any idea of what company makes this type of axe head it would be helpful i found this axe head in Alberta Canada
 
How are you able to determine that it's a Hults? Lots of Stro-Bro marketed axes have just that same stamp and were made by GB.
 
Square_peg said:
How are you able to determine that it's a Hults? Lots of Stro-Bro marketed axes have just that same stamp and were made by GB.
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Well, I'm not 100% certain that it is a Hults, it was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the stamp. You could be right! Merry Christmas!
 
Sandvik was a large importer of Swedish axes to Canada and had a very similar stamp to your axe. (GB is Gransfors Bruk)
 
aikonen said:
Yes, pounds. We dont use the / when typing weights.
If it was kilogram it would say 1.5 or 1500 for grams.
I believe that axe is around 0.7kg
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Thanks for clearing this up!(a cute little thing...somehow looks more massive in the photo).
 
how do i sharpen an axe like this with a bench grider ???? do i need to heat treat it if i do ????
 
stephen5 said:
Sandvik was a large importer of Swedish axes to Canada and had a very similar stamp to your axe. (GB is Gransfors Bruk)
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Indeed the case. My dad bought me an orange painted Sandvik in the early 1960s at Beaver Lumber in Ottawa. Mind you it is stamped 'Sandvik' in large print and 'Sweden' in small on the left cheek and '1.0 slash 2 1/4' on the right cheek.
A 3 lb Swede axe I bought during the late 70s (for my brother in law) was not stamped by a maker and only says 'Sweden'.
 
It doesn't look like the Hults Bruk stamps I've seen. They did an HB in a circle with an arrow up the middle. Also HB stamped the weight in pounds and kilograms like .7 over 1 1/2.
 
But it's a Swede and very likely made (1960-1980) before even lesser cost imports (China/Mexico/India) started to take hold in n. America and when recycled soup cans took hold over material availability . If the head is not epoxied in place and there are no signs of other shortcuts (everybody but lowest bidders in the axe business were hurting by the 80s-90s) then you've got yourself a lovely-made piece of steel.

Wear on the heel and toe of your's indicate it has lots of miles (plus sharpening) on it. None of these choppers were made with that amount of curve along the edge.
 
I agree about this not being a HB. I've looked at lots of vintage HBs, and all the "made in sweden" stamps are not under the weight stamp either, they are near the logo. I had the thought that this might be Wetterlings (SAW), but I don't think so either.
 
Grimalkin said:
. . .I've looked at lots of vintage HBs, and all the "made in sweden" stamps are not under the weight stamp either. . .
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Without a mfr name or trademark, this is going to be a tough nut to crack.

Whether HB's were never marked "SWEDEN" I don't know. I think one could say this one has "MADE IN SWEDEN" under the weight mark :D:
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Bob
 
rjdankert said:
Without a mfr name or trademark, this is going to be a tough nut to crack.

Whether HB's were never marked "SWEDEN" I don't know. I think one could say this one has "MADE IN SWEDEN" under the weight mark :D:

Bob
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true that
 
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